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Willie Mae Ford Smith
American singer
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The Barrett Sisters
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Fontella Bass
American singer
3
Thomas A. Dorsey
American musician, composer, and Christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music
4
Ann Peebles
American singer and songwriter
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Brother Joe May
singer
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Mahalia Jackson
American gospel singer
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Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
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Cissy Houston
American singer
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Jai
American singer
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Josephine Baker
American-born French dancer, singer, and actress (1906-1975)
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Sharon Jones
American soul funk singer from NYC
12
Mica Paris
English soul/jazz singer
13
Sheryl Crow
American musician and actress
14
Judith Hill
American singer
15
Willie Norwood
American musician
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Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
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Albertina Walker
American singer (1929-2010)
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Lisa Marie Presley
American singer-song-writer and daughter of Elvis Presley
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Velma Middleton
American singer
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Larry Gatlin
American country and Southern gospel singer and songwriter
21
Mavis Staples
American singer
22
Bessie Griffin
American singer (1922–1989)
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Frankie Jaxon
African American vaudeville singer, female impersonator, stage designer and comedian
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Kelly Price
American songwriter, singer
25
The 5th Dimension
American popular music vocal group
26
Andraé Crouch
American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor (1942-2015)
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Shirley Collie Nelson
American singer/songwriter
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Lynda Randle
American singer
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Little Milton
American singer and guitarist
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Clara Ward
American gospel artist; singer, music arranger, songwriter
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Una Mae Carlisle
American jazz singer, pianist, and songwriter
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Clydie King
American singer
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Ike Turner
African American musician, songwriter, and producer (1931-2007)
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Pearl Bailey
American singer
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Arnold Moore
American singer
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Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
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Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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Bobbi Kristina Brown
American television personality
